22/11/2018 - The two actors shine in the leading roles in the new film by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière. A Chapter 2 production sold by Pathé

Filming kicked off on Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière's film The Best is Yet to Come [+see also:
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film profile] (two César nominations in 2013 for Best First Film and Best Adaptation, 3.3 million admissions in France, great international success and remakes such as An Italian Name [+see also:
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The screenplay of their new film focuses on two old friends, who, following a huge misunderstanding, decide to ditch it all in order to make up for lost time. The film stars Fabrice Luchini (Volpi Cup for Best Male Performance at Venice in 2015 for Courted [+see also:
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Produced by Dimitri Rassam for Chapter 2, The Best is Yet to Come was co-produced by Pathé (who will handle the film’s French release on 6 November 2019, as well as its international sales), M6 Films and Fargo Films. Also pre-purchased by W9, Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film is being shot until 25 January 2019 in Paris and the surrounding area and in India with Guillaume Schiffman (nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for The Artist [+see also:
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Chapter 2, which was very successful last year with Yvan Attal's Le Brio [+see also:
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(Translated from French)